Description
Delicious mashed sweet potatoes made easy in the Instant Pot.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds sweet potatoes (peeled and diced in 1″ cubes)
- 1 cup water
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup whole milk (2% also works)
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- If using a steamer basket, add water to the Instant Pot and place sweet potatoes in the steamer basket. Place the steamer basket in the Instant Pot. If not using a steamer basket, add sweet potatoes and 1 cup water directly into the Instant Pot. Lock the lid in place and set the pressure valve to ‘sealing’.
- Select ‘high pressure’ and set the timer to 3 minutes. When the 3-minute timer is up, do a quick pressure release to remove all steam at once. Careful, a lot of hot steam will come out!
- Drain water from the potatoes. Set the potatoes aside. Add butter to the warm pot. It should melt over ‘keep warm’ but select ‘sauté’ if needed.
- Once melted, add the cooked sweet potato and milk. Mash with a potato masher until smooth.
- Add the light brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, vanilla extract and pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
- Enjoy hot, garnished with pecans and an extra sprinkle of brown sugar and cinnamon.
Notes
- Make sure to peel and dice the sweet potatoes evenly for consistent cooking.
- You can adjust the sweetness by adding more or less brown sugar according to your taste.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Pressure Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 15mg